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Antonin Artaud

Antonin ArtaudSourceURL: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/antonin-artaud Poetry Foundation Antonin Artaud, considered among the most influential figures in the evolution of modern drama theory, was born in Marseilles, France, and he studied at the Collège du Sacré-Cœur. He moved to Paris, where he associated with surrealist writers, artists, and experimental theater groups during the 1920s. When political differenc...

The Story of Orson Welles’s Unfinished Film, The Other Side of the Wind | Vanity Fair

Skip to main contentOpen Navigation MenuSign InSubscribeSearchHIVEBusinessTechnologyPoliticsThe PlayersHWDMoviesTelevisionAwardsReviewsVANITIESCelebrityFashionBeautyRoyalsCOMPLETE ARCHIVEFROM THE MAGAZINEMay 2015The Epic Story of Orson Welles’s Unfinished MasterpieceThe Other Side of the Wind was going to be Orson Welles’s comeback, perhaps even topping Citizen Kane—but to this day, it remains unfinished (though that may change soon). In an adaptation from a new book about the 45-year struggl...

Deconstructing Woody - Self-reflexivity in the Films of Woody Allen

Deconstructing Woody: Self-reflexivity in the Films of Woody Allen Home Deconstructing Woody: Self-reflexivity in the Films of Woody Allen Ronan Doyle (N.U.I. Galway) Woody Allen Among the most prolific directors in American cinema since his debut with What’s Up, Tiger Lily? (1966), Woody Allen’s work has spanned the eras, his style evolving from the broad comic leanings of films such as Bananas (1971) and Sleeper (1973) to elegiac rom-coms the like of Annie Hall (1977...